To establish more success stories, the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), has taken giant steps to partner with the National Lottery Trust Fund to build senior centres for older persons across the nation.
This came fore when the Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund, Comrade Tosin Adeyanju paid a courtesy visit to the Director General, National Senior Citizens Centre, Dr. Emem Omokaro in her office.
Omokaro, said that the partnership will start by building NSCC’s One Community One Senior Centre Initiative and other social programs for vulnerable older persons.
Emem, added that both agencies will set up a technical working team to bring out details and implementation plans to achieve this set goal.
“To smoothen the partnership between both agencies, NSCC has made plans by creating a prototype structure for building the One Community One Senior Centre” She added.
The DG NSCC, further explained on the transformative programs of NSCC such as income security, Health and Social Care, One Community One Senior Centre Initiative, Continuing Engagement of Capacities of Older Persons, Age Friendly Environment and Elder Justice Campaigns etc, that are all tailored to improving the quality of life, dignity and wellbeing of senior citizens in Nigeria.
On his part, the Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), Comrade Tosin Adeyanju, said that the Partnership between the two agencies will bring development for senior citizens and this is in consonance with the Renewed Hope Agenda and Social Inclusion Programs of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Senior Citizens across the country.
Tosin, added that as part of NLTF mandate, the provision of basic health care facilities is part of our mandate and we are ready to collaborate and partner with NSCC to bring relief to our senior citizens.
Signed:
Edeaghe Benjamin
ACIO
For: Director General, NSCC
